Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo, also known as the Castelão (Portuguese pronunciation: [kasteˈlɐ̃w], Portuguese for "Big Castle") or Gigante da Boa Vista, is a football stadium that was inaugurated on November 11, 1973, in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. With a maximum capacity of 57,867 spectators it is the sixth largest stadium in the country.[1] The stadium is owned by the Ceará state Government, and is the home ground of Ceará Sporting Club and Fortaleza Esporte Clube. Its formal name honors Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (1906–1979), who served as the governor of Ceará from September 12, 1966, to March 15, 1971, and was a leader in getting the stadium built.[2]
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| Full name | Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo |
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| Location | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 3°48′26″S 38°31′21″W / 3.80722°S 38.52250°W |
| Owner | State of Ceará |
| Operator | State of Ceará |
| Capacity | 57,867[1] |
| Record attendance | 118,496 |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1969 |
| Built | 1969–1973 |
| Opened | November 11, 1973 |
| Renovated | 2002 and 2013 |
| Expanded | 1980 |
| Architect | José Liberal de Castro Gehard Ernst Borman Reginaldo Mendes Rangel Marcílio Dias de Luna Ivan da Silva Britto |
| Structural engineer | Hugo Alcântara Mota |
| Tenants | |
| Fortaleza Ceará | |
History
editCastelão was constructed from 1969 to 1973 and was inaugurated on November 11 of that year.
In May 2000, the Ceará state government started to renovate the stadium. The renovations were divided in three stages, and started on May 16, 2001. The first stage consisted in the recovery of the ditches, and of the bleachers junctions, as well as the recovery of the low walls. The second stage of the reformation started on July 20, 2001, and consisted in the recovery and strengthening of the stadium's physical structure. The third stage consisted in the recovery of the electrical, hydraulic, sanitary, and electronic installations.[2]
The inaugural match was played on November 11, 1973, when Ceará and Fortaleza drew 0–0. The stadium's first goal was scored on November 18, 1973, by Ceará's Erandy, when Ceará beat Vitória 1–0.[3]
The re-inaugural match was played on March 23, 2002, when the Brazil national team beat the Yugoslavia national team 1–0.[2] The stadium's first goal after the re-inauguration was scored by Brazil's Luizão.[2] The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 118,496, set on August 27, 1980, when the Brazil national team beat the Uruguay national team 1–0.[3]
The stadium was reopened on December 16, 2012, in a ceremony attended by former president Dilma Rousseff and Mayor of Ceara, Cid Gomes. There was also a concert from Raimundo Fagner.
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
editEstadio Castelão hosted 3 games of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup: two group games and one of the semi-finals.
| Date | Time (UTC-03) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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| June 19, 2013 | 16:00 | 2–0 | Group A | 57,804 | ||
| June 23, 2013 | 16:00 | 0–3 | Group B | 51,263 | ||
| June 27, 2013 | 16:00 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (pen: 7–6) | Semi-Final | 56,083 |
2014 FIFA World Cup
editCastelão was one of the venues of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which took place in Brazil. The stadium was redeveloped for the tournament; the reconstruction project, led by Uruguayan architect Héctor Vigliecca, involved the addition of a larger roof, the construction of an underground car park with 4,200 spaces, and a new lower tier. After the redevelopment, the stadium now has an all-seater capacity of 63,903.[4] The stadium closed on March 31, 2011, for the reconstruction project, which was officially completed in December 2012.[5] Castelão was the first of 12 stadiums being built or redeveloped for the 2014 World Cup to be completed.[5]
| Date | Time (UTC-03) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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| June 14, 2014 | 16:00 | 1–3 | Group D | 58,679 | ||
| June 17, 2014 | 16:00 | 0–0 | Group A | 60,342 | ||
| June 21, 2014 | 16:00 | 2–2 | Group G | 59,621 | ||
| June 24, 2014 | 17:00 | 2–1 | Group C | 59,095 | ||
| June 29, 2014 | 13:00 | 2–1 | Round of 16 | 58,817 | ||
| July 4, 2014 | 17:00 | 2–1 | Quarter-finals | 60,342 |
Other events
editOn July 9, 1980, the 10th National Eucharistic Congress was opened in Fortaleza. Pope John Paul II participated in the celebrations of the Congress and the Estádio Castelão received the largest public of its history: 120,000 people. On this occasion, during Virgílio Távora's government, the stadium was renovated, and the bleachers of the lower section were finished.
Another religious celebration happened on August 13, 1995. On this occasion, the farewell mass of the archbishop of Fortaleza Dom Aloísio Lorscheider gathered 50 thousand people.
Several artistic shows were made at the stadium.
On December 9, 2007, Castelão hosted the MotoCross Freestyle World Championship . More than 700 tons of sand and metal ramps, almost 6 meters long and 2.7 meters high were used in the event.
Concerts
edit| Band/Artist | Tour | Attendance | Year | Date |
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| Menudo | Menudo Live 1985 Tour | 70,000 | 1985 | February, 27[6] |
| Mamonas Assassinas | Mamonas Assassinas Tour | 37,000 | 1995 | December, 22 |
| Xuxa | Tô de Bem com a Vida | 45,000 | 1996 | December, 10 |
| Paul McCartney | Out There! Tour | 48,668 | 2013 | May, 9 |
| Beyoncé | The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour | 27,847[7] | September, 8 | |
| Elton John | The Diving Board Tour | 18,979 | 2014 | February, 23 |
| Roberto Carlos | 74th Birthday | 45,000[8] | April, 5 | |
| Franklin Graham | Festival Of Hope BGEA | 38,000 | 2015 | October, 22 |
| 45,000[9] | October, 23 | |||
| 50,000 | October, 24 | |||
| Ivete Sangalo | IS20 Tour | 45,000[10] | 2016 | January, 8 |
| Iron Maiden | The Book of Souls World Tour | 23,531[11] | March, 24 |
Gallery
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b The Brazilian Bid for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 (PDF). FIFA. December 8, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. pp. 457–458. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
- ^ a b "Castelão" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Archived from the original on June 23, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
- ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). January 18, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Brazil opens first World Cup 2014 stadium". BBC News. BBC. December 17, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ^ "Show da banda Menudo no Castelão". O Povo. July 11, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Beyonce Boxscore". www.webcitation.org. Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ "Roberto Carlos proporciona show de emoções no Castelão". Diário do Nordeste. April 6, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "New Hope for Fortaleza". Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ "Com chuvas e telefonemas ao vivo, Ivete Sangalo arrebata público no Castelão". Diário do Nordeste. January 9, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ Blabbermouth (April 20, 2016). "IRON MAIDEN: North/South American Concert Attendances, Grosses Revealed". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
External links
edit- Official Website at archive.today (archived June 27, 2013)
- FIFA Profile